				  asrack 1.0
				  ==========

	 Oliver Graf <ograf@fga.de> and Heiko Wagner <hwagner@fga.de>


DESCRIPTION:
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asrack is a Dock/Wharf applet which gives you complete control over
your CDROM, the Mixer and hopfully in the future to other sound related
stuff (fell free to send suggestions).

It's main advantage is the high configurability, which will let you specify
different looks for the window at startup.

CD-Functions:
 * Display Track and Time (remaining/to-go, track/total)
 * Play, Pause, Stop, Eject, Load, Track +/-, Fast Fore-/Back-ward
 * Display of total tracks and length when a new CD is loaded
 * random play, skip data tracks, play lists

Mixer Functions:
 * startup options for initial volume
 * four volume displays at one time
 * switchable sources at run-time


INSTALLATION:
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xmkmf
(make depend -- if you want to)
make
make install
make install.man


USAGE:
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Look into the manpage for supported options.

Putting asrack into AfterStep Wharf:
*Wharf asrack nil Swallow "asrack" asrack &

Easily swallowed by dock (use the --withdrawn option).


BUGS & CONTACT:
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  * send bug reports or suggestions to ograf@fga.de
  * send new styles or style questions to hwagner@fga.de or ograf@fga.de

HISTORY:
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Basically this thing borrows much from WorkBone, ascd and asmixer. But in
the progress of work, almost any part that was stolen, has been rewritten,
restructured, and overworked.

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$Id: README,v 1.4 1997/06/12 17:03:53 ograf Exp $
